Happy (insert food-of-the-day-here)! Let's eat!

The day after Independence Day, someone told me, with a sigh, "Well, there's our last holiday off until September."

True, there isn't another "Hey, we get the day off from work!" holiday for awhile, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate. It's July! Do you know how many food holidays there are this month?

A lot!

First, there's the fact that July is National Ice Cream Month. Whoo hoo!

It's also National Baked Bean Month (that makes sense when you consider how many people BBQ this time of year); National Bison Month (do buffalo wings count?); National Culinary Arts Month; National Grilling Month; National Hot Dog Month (my son will be thrilled!); and National July Belongs to Blueberries Month.

Then, when you break July down further, we have multiple daily food celebrations.

• July 1: Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day and National Gingersnap Day
• July 2: National Anisette Day
• July 3: National Chocolate Wafer Day
• July 3: Eat Beans Day
• July 4: National Barbecued Spareribs Day
• July 5: National Apple Turnover Day
• July 6: National Fried Chicken Day
• July 7: National Strawberry Sundae Day
• July 8: National Chocolate with Almonds Day
• July 9: National Sugar Cookie Day
• July 10: Pick Blueberries Day
• July 10: National Piña Colada Day
• July 11: National Blueberry Muffin Day
• July 12: National Pecan Pie Day
• July 13: National French Fries Day
• July 13: Beans ‘n' Franks Day
• July 14: Bastille Day, Macaroni Day, and National Grand Marnier Day (Good thing is falls on a Saturday this year, huh?)
• July 15: National Gummy Worm Day and National Tapioca Pudding Day
• July 16: National Corn

  Fritters Day

• July 17: National Peach Ice Cream Day
• July 18: National Caviar Day
• July 19: National Daiquiri Day
• July 20: National Lollipop Day, National Hot Dog Day, National Ice Cream Soda Day and Fortune Cookie Day
• July 21: National Ice Cream Day and National Junk Food Day
• July 22: National Penuche Fudge Day
• July 23: National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
• July 24: National Tequila Day
• July 25: National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
• July 26: National Coffee

  Milkshake Day

• July 27: National Crème Brûlée Day and National Scotch Day
• July 28: National Milk Chocolate Day
• July 29: Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day (You must click the link to read about this!)
• July 29: National Lasagna Day
• July 30: National Cheesecake Day
• July 31: National Raspberry Cake Day, Cotton Candy Day and Jump for Jelly Beans Day

Are you ready to party?